Implement anchor



4om. 12, 194s. E, G01N 2,451,163

IMPLEMENT ANCHOR Filed Nov. 23, 1945 Patented Oct. 12, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE IMPLEMENT ANCHOR Everett Goin, Weatherford, Okla.

Application November 23, 1945, Serial No. 630,250

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to an anchoring device for certain implements.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an attachment for the retention of such implements as shoe horns, can-openers, bottle cap removers and the like, which are in more or less frequent use and often misplaced.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character referred to, of simpler and more compact construction than is disclosed in prior devices.

With the foregoing and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists of the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the invention:

Figure l is a side elevation of one embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section of the invention.

Like numerals in the description and drawing designate the same parts of construction.

In the embodiment of the invention here shown to illustrate one of the applications of the device, l is a shoe horn and 2 the anchoring attachment which is designed to be fixed to a shoe stool, kitchen cabinet or other suitable structure.

The anchoring attachment consists of a cylindrical case, preferably made in two sections 3 and 4 adapted to be fastened together by a sectional base plate 5, projecting laterally on top of the case and provided with screw holes 6.

The members 3 and 4 are provided centrally with aligned openings 6 and l for the reception of a shaft 8 which is secured in position by a set-screw 9.

Mounted revolvably on the shaft is a grooved flanged drum forming a reel I which carries a cord Il. The cord passes through an opening l2 in the periphery of the case and is provided on its exterior Aend with a split ring, ordinary clasp or other suitable detachable fastener for attachment of the shoe horn or other implement. If preferred, the cord ll may be passed through a hole or other opening in the implement and secured by a knot, as here shown.

One end of reel I0 is open and the other is closed. Mounted concentrically on the outer face of the end wall of the reel is a circular ratchet I3, which is normally engaged by a pawl I4 pivotally attached to the adjacent inner wall of casing member 3.

The pawl is constructed with an angular portion adapted to catch on the ratchet teeth and a rounded shoulder I5 above said angular portion. The teeth of the ratchet are rounded on the ends and serve to lift said shoulder and throw the p-awl out for the purpose of allowing the reel to rotate backwards under the expanding inluence of a coiled band spring I6, mounted inside the reel. The spring is coiled around shaft 8, with its inner end made fast thereto and the other end secured to the annular wall of the reel, thus imparting a counter-clock rotary motion thereto.

In operation, the tool l is drawn away from the anchoring attachment, the cord Il unwinds clockwise and spring I6 is wound up. When through with the tool, a short, sharp pull on the cord will release detent I4 and allow the coil spring to expand, thus rotating the reel counterclockwise.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a self-winding spool, a casing, comprising a pair of substantially identical cup-shaped members each having -a circular end wall and an integral cylindrical side wall, means rigidly mounting a shaft in said end wall of one member axially thereof, a coil spring concentrically disposed around said shaft and having an inner end iixed to said shaft, a substantially cup-shaped spool having a circular end wall and a cylindrical side wall, a journal in said spool end wall axially thereof, said spool being revolvably mounted on said axle in opposed facing relation to said member with the side wall of said member overlapping the side wall of said spool in spaced concentric relation thereto, the other end of said spring being xed to a side wall of said spool, said other cup-shaped member being formed to provide an axial bore through said end wall and adapted for a sliding fit over said axle, a ratchet formed on said spool, a pawl carried by said second member and engageable with said ratchet, and each of said cup-shaped members havingy a substantially identical base flange to permit separate mounting and dismounting of the same on a support.

EIVERETI GOIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 469,934 Chauncey Mar. 1, 1892 1,000,045 Spicer Aug. 8, 1911 

